Group of 42 medical and public safety entities wrote to FCC Chmn....
Group of 42 medical and public safety entities wrote to FCC Chmn. Powell urging Commission to move quickly to allow ultra-wideband (UWB) technology “to be put to use in the service of public safety, education and public health.” Groups…
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signing letter included National Fraternal Order of Police, National Volunteer Fire Council, Houston Police Dept., L.A. County Sheriff’s Office, Fairfax County, Va., Search & Rescue. “We are interested in the benefits that this new technology can bring to help us do our jobs,” letter said. As example, groups cited ability of UWB to provide public safety personnel with short-range communications technologies for emergencies, tracking firefighters inside buildings or detecting victims under earthquake or other rubble. Letter also said technology could create “new ways for medical personnel to monitor and track the location of patients and medical equipment, enabling real-time transmission of health information to emergency personnel.”